What is W.A.G.E. Certification? Certification is a voluntary program initiated and operated by W.A.G.E. that publicly recognizes non-profit arts organizations demonstrating a history of, and commitment to, voluntarily paying artist fees that meet a minimum payment standard.

Who is Certified? Artists Space is the first W.A.G.E. Certified organization.

What is W.A.G.E.? Working Artists and the Greater Economy is a New York-based activist group that focuses on regulating the payment of artist fees by nonprofit art institutions, and establishing a sustainable model for best practices between cultural producers and the institutions that contract their labor.